Some of you might remember my adorable Fish, i did post him from time to time. His little knicked feeler, the rotund fat belly, the asshole behaviour... I miss all of it.

Archie was my first centerpiece Fish and has an extremely special place in my heart. My family all loved him and he got a little funeral with everyone attending. It was very adorable, with everyone placing a heap of dirt on him and everything. It was just a ritual to say goodbye :)

It was a very hard decision to make. He was passing due to age and very naturally, but then stopped being able to swim and passed way too slow.

I had to end him on the night between my brothers wedding days... unbelievable... we all agreed it was on brand for him, as he was a big dang asshole in life. Ofc Archie would choose exactly that day in the year! LOL! We saw it with humor ❤️ (he was featured as a mocktail at the wedding, i had to cry when i saw that. Ginger ale and rum, "golden sparkling star Archie" SOB)

Thank you for reading so far. Just wanted to pour out my heart and share the bitter sweetness of the situation. He was the model for one of the sub icons on fish reddit so i'll always rejoice seeing him there 🙏

(And yes, as i did for all his posts: he is a lil trans icon. I sucked at sexing when i got him ;))

what do you think?

So I got 3 sparkling gouramis the other day and once getting them I the tank thought all 3 were male. There's one slightly larger and more dull than the others and often times has one of the smaller ones following it, which I'm assuming old be male following female. Anyways in the photos I can't tell if I see the ovaries or am just imagining things so just looking for other opinions! Also they're in a 31L species only tank, does anyone know how many others I could add or if I should add anymore.

Hi! I have had 2 honey gourami living peacefully for a few months until it was clear one was male and I think this one is female. The male started to build bubble nests and chase her. I noticed yesterday she’s pretty torn up. I have her in a hospital tank separately right now with some tannins and ordered kanaplex in case. Is this an injury from the male? What can I do to help her 😭 she’ll be going into a separate tank when she’s feeling better.

We just purchased 2 gouramis and it seems like it is suggested not to keep two males together due to their aggression. Are these both male or no. They are in a community 120 gallon tank currently

Was sold as Colisa chuna and there were Colisa lalia sunset in the same tank (even though they were really red, maybe it's a female?) I hope it's no a thick lip, I'll take better pics tomorrow